TEMPLE — A new year, a new adventure is Janine Winn’s plan for 2017. On March 14, Winn, 68, will leave for three months of training before spending two years in Ukraine as a Peace Corps volunteer. “It is time to stop climbing ladders for other people,” she said of her business, Wildflower Walls, a […]
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Funeral notices for Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017
BAUER — William A., 73, of Lisbon Falls passed away Thursday, Dec. 29. Funeral services honoring Bill’s life will be held Thursday, Jan. 5, at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Graveside committal prayers will be held later in the spring. In lieu of flowers, a scholarship has been set up in Bill’s name to […]
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Donald ‘Don’ Meakin
1945 – 2016 FALMOUTH — Donald “Don” Meakin, 71, of Round Pond passed away on Monday, Dec. 19, at Sedgewood Commons in Falmouth. Born on April 8, 1945, in Darby, Pa., to Lawrence W. and Dorothy B. Meakin, he grew up in Yeadon, Pa., where he attended local schools. Many of his childhood summers were […]
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On Skiing: Local ski schedules packed as weather finally cooperates
As we head into the new year, the outlook is far better than a year ago. Last year’s vacation was at best marginal, while this year we had plenty of skiing, and a busy January is shaping up. This past week’s snow was an added bonus. A check of coming events shows a long list […]
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Outdoors in Maine: ‘Threaded Journeys’ well worth the read
“Threaded Journeys” by Tom Johnson is not a conventional collection of hunting and fishing stories. In it, the author does take you on a tour de force of well-known hunting and fishing places in North America, but he spices his book thoughtfully with constructive social, political and economic advocacy. Lest this sounds like an awkward […]
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Joyce A. Waite
1936 – 2016 TURNER — Joyce A. (Taylor) Waite, 80, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 24, at her home surrounded by family. She was born Dec. 4, 1936, to Belle S. Taylor (Heinonen) and Ralph Taylor in Concord, Mass. She lived most of her life in Calais, where she raised her four children. She […]
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Donald C. Spring
PORTLAND — Donald C. Spring, 90, of Lexington Avenue passed away on Thursday, Dec. 29, following a brief illness. He was born in Portland, a son of Fred C. and Edith M. (Johnson) Spring. Don graduated from Deering High School in 1944, New Hampton School in New Hampshire in 1945, and in 1949 from Bowdoin […]
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Eleanor H. Gammon Hunt
1929 – 2016 NORWAY — Eleanor, 87, went home to be with her Lord and Savior and best friend Jesus Christ on Thursday, Dec. 22. She lived a wonderful life that was 100% dedicated first to God and then her family and then her many friends. No one will ever be able to count the […]
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Ralph C. Spencer Jr.
1932 – 2016 LEWISTON — Ralph Cleveland Spencer Jr. died peacefully with his family by his side on Wednesday, Dec. 28. He leaves behind his loving wife of 38 years, Constance Dumont Brousseau Spencer; and his children, Melodye, Brenda, Ralph and Carleton; stepchildren, Gloria, Linda, Rita, Patricia, Pamela, Dana, Garry and James. Although not all […]